Leon County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Bill Fobbs, Leon County, Texas, 1867
Bill Fobbs registered to vote in Leon County on August 19, 1867. He reported Georgia as his birthplace and 12 years in Texas, 12 of them in Leon County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Leon County registered 675 freedmen in 1867, 45% of its voters.
- Georgia
- Birthplace
- 12 years
- In Texas
- 12 years
- In the county
- about 1855
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1855 to 1870
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In Leon County
Bill Fobbs
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Bill Fobbs
- Place of birth
- Georgia
- County of registration
- Leon County
- Precinct
- 4
- Registered
- August 19, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 12 years
- Years in Leon County
- 12 years
- Years in the precinct
- 7 months
- Signature, as written
- "Bill x Potts"
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored"
Sources
This entry comes from the 1867 to 1870 Texas voter registration, the Texas Secretary of State registration lists held by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. It sits on page 16 of the Leon County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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